When People see potential in you?
I've had family members, workmates, and customers all tell me that they see potential in me. However, they never tell where that potential lays. Never do i get a direct answer such as You'll have great potential in business. My brother once told me that great things await me. I had a customer at work talk to me about taxes, finances, and investing and she said i have great potential and i asked her to clarify. And she said that I'll have the ability to adapt to any job that i would like and excel at it. I never heard that before... I also wondered if its also an action word that people use to motivate others into getting motivated and determined.
Why do people keep telling me I have potential?
It's a compliment! When I personally say that I mean that they have the capability to do so much with their future. In order to be great, you must have the potential. To accomplish and to succeed and excel in life you must have potential. For me to say that to someone, I believe that they are going to do amazing things with their future. Edit: I always think it's pretty funny when I'm try to be genuine and nice and I get thumbs down. lol
What does it mean when people say you have so much potential?
I am struggling with a few things in life right now, and it had made me doubt myself a lot... I was talking to someone and she said that I had so much potential (i think she meant in school), and knew a lot of things. That I was too hard on myself and it made her sad. It was a teacher so maybe so felt she had to say those things and didn't mean them.
Other people tell me I have loads of potential. I don't feel it, so what can I do to realize that I do have it?
Here's a point:Here's a line:And, here's a triangle:When you were born, you were a point. You had infinite potential. You could go in any direction. Over time, due to your circumstances, your choices, and the people around you, you have turned into a line and a triangle at various stages of your life. You have been bound by the choices you made in the past, by the people you've surrounded yourself with and your own opinions of yourself.Your past choices are a done deal. You can't change them. You can, however, change what is around you and what is inside you. When people tell you that you have immense potential, they just make a very shallow statement. No one knows that, right? How can someone know if you're going to be successful? They don't. When people are telling you that they see potential in you, what they're basically saying is that they are expecting success from you. You say you don't feel that you have potential. But that is not something to be felt. You do have potential. You can, at any time, break away from the triangle or the line. You have infinite potential - waiting to be discovered. A point is a point - that's why it is harder to spot. Your potential is there, you haven't just realized it. When you say you don't feel it, you mean to say you don't feel you'll be able to live up to the expectations of people. That's okay, no one can. There are always newer people with higher expectations from you. Everyone you meet expects something from you. You don't go live up to everyone's expectations. You just do what you want to.My point (pun intended) is that you have potential - everyone does. What you're worried about is whether you'll be able to live up to the expectations of people who expect you to be successful. However, that is not even something to worry about, simply because, seriously, how many people can you go on pleasing? I'd say if you are able to live up to your own expectations, that is the best you can do.
Why do others see potential in me that I don't?
Sometimes we are our own worst critiques. Others can see things in us that we can't quite see in ourselves. But in this case, I do truly believe that you do see something special about who you are, otherwise I don't think you'd even be asking this question. I think you are powerful, strong, capable, and brave-- you just have to push it out of yourself and 'believe'. Doubting yourself is sometimes normal. Being fearful of your capabilities is normal too. But the best way to overcome those fears, is to chase your goals and dreams anyway. Do it despite your worries and doubt. You can do whatever you want. It might not happen when you want it to--but it is certainly achievable. Believe in yourself. You can do it. The email is: Ladyprofound@aol.com Feel free to reach out if necessary. Take care.
Do you see more potential in people than they do in themselves?
Probably. I think most people are utter sh*t, but I’m not that arrogant as to think that’s all they can be. Otherwise it wouldn’t make me angry, I’d just understand. Naah, people can be great … if only they pulled their heads out of their ar5es and started being more curious, more virtuous, less arrogant or insecure. The reason people are not that great is because they waste most of their time on vanity or mediocrity.